The first name Marie-Félicité

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Meaning

The compound name Marie-Félicité combines Marie and Félicité. Marie has its own older etymology, while Félicité traditionally means “happiness,” “good fortune,” or “felicity”.

Historical origin

Marie-Félicité belongs to the tradition of compound given names, especially common in French-speaking and Catholic families. Combining several elements often made it possible to honor multiple relatives, saints, or devotional figures.

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In genealogical records, Marie-Félicité may be written with or without a hyphen depending on the period, clerk, or indexing practice. Grouping these variants avoids treating the same compound name as separate names.

Pronunciation:ma-ri-fé-li-si-téma.ʁi.felisit.e

Frequency of the first name Marie-Félicité by baptism year

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Annual evolution of the first name Marie-FélicitéLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Marie-Félicité in baptisms by year.10075502501695174017851830187519201695–1699 4 baptisms1710–1714 4 baptisms1725–1729 4 baptisms1730–1734 4 baptisms1735–1739 4 baptisms1740–1744 16 baptisms1745–1749 8 baptisms1750–1754 8 baptisms1760–1764 20 baptisms1765–1769 16 baptisms1770–1774 12 baptisms1775–1779 20 baptisms1780–1784 28 baptisms1785–1789 16 baptisms1790–1794 44 baptisms1795–1799 40 baptisms1800–1804 24 baptisms1805–1809 4 baptisms1810–1814 12 baptisms1815–1819 24 baptisms1820–1824 24 baptisms1825–1829 24 baptisms1830–1834 32 baptisms1835–1839 24 baptisms1840–1844 16 baptisms1845–1849 16 baptisms1850–1854 60 baptisms1855–1859 24 baptisms1860–1864 48 baptisms1865–1869 36 baptisms1870–1874 44 baptisms1875–1879 20 baptisms1880–1884 24 baptisms1885–1889 4 baptisms1890–1894 24 baptisms1895–1899 8 baptisms1905–1909 4 baptisms1910–1914 4 baptisms1915–1919 4 baptisms1920–1924 12 baptisms

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